Pencil-holder.



W. V. OCONNOR.

PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY5.1915.

Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

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PENCIL-HOLDER.

To all whom t may concern.' f Beit known that I, WILLIAM V. OcCoN- Non,a citizen of the United Sta-tes, residing at Grand Forks, in the countyof Grand Forks :and State of North Dakota, have invented newy .anduseful Improvements in Pencil-Holders, of which the following is aspecification,

. The present invention relates to vholding devices for pencils, pens.and .thelike In carrying out my invention I propose to provide a holderadapted to receive Y the pointed ends ofa pencil, fountain pen orthelike which is so constructedl and arranged as to .effectively protectthe point against breakage as well as Yto securely retain the pens Vor.pencils against accidental removal. I also aim to kprovide a Ahold-erand protector for pointed instruments which shall include a pockethaving its interior formed with spaced compressible members which soengage with the pointed end ofthe instrument as to sustain Vv.the samewithin ythe pocket without danger ofbreakage ofthe said point :and whichalsof-rictionally engagewith the instrument vso that the same can onlyAbe removed from the pocket by a direct pull upon the instrument. ,c 4

It is a still furtherobj-ect yof .ther-invention to provide a protectiveholder for pointed instruments which may be easily and quickly vsecuredto the vest or'other pocket of the clothing of the user which maybeadjusted so as to arrangegth'e point receiving pocket of the device in aconvenient position to permit of the user readily grasping th-edesiredinstrument' to remove .the )saure from the protective pocket.

A still further object of the invention to provide a deviceof thischaracter which shall embody the desirable features of simplicity inconstruction, cheapness in manufacture and thoroughV eiiiciency inoperation.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts setJ forth in thefollowing specification and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement, Fig.-2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2 2 of Fig. l, Fig. 3isa transverse sectional view approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the improvement, Fig. 5 is a transversesectional view approximately on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4,

' `Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application-filed May 5, 1915. Serial No. 26,134.

Patented sept. 7, i915.

Fig. 6 is a similar view approximately orA the line 6 6 of Fig. e, Fig.7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lining shown in F 9, Fig. 8 isa. vertical sectional view through the pocketillustrating amodification, and Fig. 9 is a vplan view of the pocket before the sameis folded. c

In the reduction of my` improvement to practice, I provide a pocket ofany desired or suitable `dimensions which includes an inner lining ofcomparatively thick compressible material which yembodies a desirableamount of resiliencyto effectively engagewith the opposite sides of aninstrumentor the ,like -which is inserted in the mouth of the pocket.The inner lining, indicated by the numeral 1, may be constructed from asingle piece or pad of rubberasillustrated in Fig. 9 of the drawing, thesame bein g bentcentrally upon itself to provide the opposite side andlower walls and if desired, the yends of said material may be secured inany desired onpreferred manner.

However, in practice, I havefound that the ends of the lining 1 need notbe connected,

but the said lining is provided, upon its inner face withk laterallyextending spaced projections or teats-2. These teats vary in length, thelongestbeing arrangedy at the bottom, and are indicatedby the numerals3. The teats upon the sides graduallyv decrease in length kfrom thelowermost rows to the upper rows, so that a flaring or substantiallyV-shaped passage is provided between the teats. This construction isessential in successfully carrying out my invention, as the ,point of apencil as wellzas-the end of a pen y is substantially cone-shaped, andthe compressible teats as well as the compressible lining bear againstthe opposite sides of the cone-shaped end of an instrument within thepocket, while the longer teats 3 at the bottom of the pocket engage withthe opposite sides of the point of the instrument to more directlyafford a protection for the same, and further, should the said point ofthe instrument contact and lie upon one of the longer teats the samewill be likewise f protected against breakage. Theteats are necessarilycompressed by the insertion of the instrument and, to a certain extent,is also the lining 1. The teats permit of the point ofthe instrumentbeing grasped not only upon its outer sides but upon almost its entiresurface. the pocket, indicated by the numeral 4, is

The upper end or mouth of n provided upon the outer face of the innerlining with a continuous elastic or compressible Vband 5, and theopposite sides of the pocket, from the lower end thereof to a point at adetermined and suitable distance below the elastic band 5 has securedupon its outer surface a continuous band of thin yieldable metal,indicated by the numeral 7.. Thep metal outer surface 7 has a tendencyto force theopposite walls of the inner lining l toward each other, andif desired, and as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawing, the teats mayeach have its outer end provided with a depression S, so that each ofthe said teatsy slot 13 through which passes the shank of a headedmember 14, the said shank also passing through an opening in thesupporting strip 9 and is engaged by a retaining element, such as anutl. Y Y Y From the above description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the

simplicity ofthe device, as well as the ad-v vantages thereof will, itis thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to whichsuch invention appertains without further detailed description.

I-Iaving thus described the invention, what I claim is: j

1. A protective pocket for pointed instruments having a lining ofelasticfmaterial, an.

outer facing of thin resilient vmaterial, a compressible bandsurrounding the mouth of the pocket, a holder strap connected with thefacing, and means for adjusting the said holder strap.

2. A protective pocket for pointed instruments having a lining ofelastic material, an outer `facing of thin resilient material, acompressible band surrounding the mouth of the pocket, a holder strapfor the pocket, said holder strap comprising two members, one of whichbeing longitudinally movable uponthe other member, and means forsecuring the movable member to the stationary member.

3. A protective pocket for pointed instruments including an 'innerlining of elastic material, an outer facing of resilient material, saidinner lining having spaced teats integrally formed therewith, the bottomrow of teats being of 'the greatest length, and the said rows of teatsdiminishing in length from the lower rows thereof to the upper rowsarranged adjacent the mouth of the body. f

4. A protective-pocket forpointed instruments kincluding an innerliningof elastic material, an outer facingof resilient material, saidinner lining having spaced teats integrally formed therewith, the bottomrow of teats being ofthe greatest length, the said rows of teatsdiminishing in length from the lower rows thereof to the upper rowsarranged adjacent the mouth ofthe body, and

each of said teats having its end formed with a depression. l l

5. A protective pocketfor yieldably sustaining pointed instrumentshaving` an inner lining 0f elastic material and an outer facing ofcomparatively thin resilient material, spaced teats upon the inner faceof the lining, and each of said teats having its end formed with Vadepression.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM V. OCONNOR. Witnesses v E. A. FLADLAND, ALVINA NOVAK.

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